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Reinforcement Chapter 6 BLM 6-2

Rate Law Equations

Goal Procedure Questions

Practise determining and interpreting rate law equations. Answer the following questions about the rate law.
1. A chemist carries out three trials to determine the rate of the reaction of nitrogen

dioxide and oxygen at a fixed temperature. The chemists results are shown in the chart below. NO2(g) + O2(g) 2N2O5(g)
Experiment Initial [NO2] (mol/L) 0.025 0.025 0.050 Initial [O2] (mol/L) 0.011 0.022 0.011 Initial rate of formation of N2O5 (mol/(L s)) 3.1 104 6.2 104 6.2 104

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(a) Write the rate law expression for the reaction. Explain your logic or show

your calculations.

(b) Calculate the rate constant.

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(c) A chemist runs a trial of the reaction (at the same temperature) in which the

initial concentration of [NO2] is 0.0323 mol/L and the initial concentration of [O2] is 0.0157 mol/L. Predict the initial rate.

2. A reaction has the following rate law:

Rate = k[A][B]2 Assuming a constant temperature, by what factor does the reaction rate change when the following changes are made to initial reactant concentration?
(a) [A] is tripled and [B] is doubled. How does the rate change?

(b) [B] is halved and [A] remains the same. How does the rate change?

(c) [A] is quadrupled and [B] is halved. How does the rate change?

(d) [A] and [B] are halved. How does the rate change?

3. Consider the following reaction and its corresponding rate law:

BrO3(aq) + 5Br(aq) + 6H+(aq) 3Br3(aq) + 3H2O(l) Rate = k[BrO3][Br][H+]2

(a) What is the reaction order with respect to each reactant?

(b) What is the overall order of the reaction?

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(c) Suggest two different ways to track the rate of this reaction experimentally.

4. Sucrose (table sugar) reacts with water to form glucose and fructose

(structural isomers). C12H22O11 + H2O C6H12O6 + C6H12O6 sucrose glucose fructose At temperature T1, the reaction has the rate law k[C12H22O11] with k = 6.17 104s1.
(a) Calculate the half-life of the reaction in seconds.

(b) How long, in minutes, does it take for three quarters of the sucrose to react

when T = T1?

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